University Daily Kansan / Thursday, November 3, 1988
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Kansas probation evokes sympathy from Big Eight
By Arvin Donley
Kansan sportswriter
Colorado coach Tom Miller and Iowa State's Johnny Orr responded with sympathy yesterday for the Kansas players and coaches who are facing a three-year NCAA probation.
miter said he was saddened that the Jayhawks would be unable to defend their national championship this season.
"Our team and I think all the teams in the Big Eight feel badly for the kids on the Kansas team." Miller said from his office in Boulder. "None of them had anything to do with the violations. I also feel badly for Roy Williams. Everyone I've talked to has spoken highly of Roy. We've had a lot of fairly played, hard fought games with the kids on the Kansas队. It's really unfortunate."
Miller also said, though, that if Kansas was guilty of breaking NCAA rules, it should be punished.
"I do not condone cheating in any fashion," said Miller, who served as an assistant under Bobby Knight at Indiana from 1977-80. "Coming from my background, I will not tolerate it. If I find that a school is cheating, I'm going to turn them in.
"The reason a kid is going to college is to get an education. Despite what a lot of people think, playing in
the NBA is an unrealistic goal for most kids. Playing college basketball should be complementary to what a kid is doing in school."
Miller declined to speculate on whether Nairobi was being made an example by the NCAA because they are the defending national champions. He said the NCAA rules should be followed by all schools.
oblige the Staten to surprise or
say he was surprised by the severity of the penalty.
rules should be followed,
"I don't care if it's a big name school or a smaller school breaking the rules," he said. "Both are in the wrong. If a brand new Cadillac and an old used Toyota are both driving 10 miles over the speed limit, they should both get the same tickets."
"tally," it thinks like that is unfortunate because of the delayed effect," Orr said, referring to the fact that the coaches and players involved in the violations are no longer at Kansas. "I'm very sorry for the Kansas players and fans. I just don't know what can be done in a situation like that."
like that.
When told about former Kansas coach Larry Brown's remarks about "leaving the program in pretty darn good shape", Orr said, "He certainly didn't leave it in good shape, but Larry Brown is a friend of mine and I don't consider him a cheater."
Game stays the same for KU
Kansas sophomore forward Mike Maddox led all players with 18 points in the Jayhawks intrasquad scrimmage Tuesday at Salina.
By Arvin Donley
Kansan sportswriter
The intrasquid serimmage Tuesday night in Salina's Bicentennial Center was a welcome escape for the Kansas men's basketball team, which had been placed on a three-year NCAA probation earlier in the day.
"I think it was good for the kids to have a bus ride for a couple hours and get away from everything," Kansas basketball coach Roy Williams said yesterday. "Mentally, I think it had to be good for them to get away from people asking their questions about what had happened during the day. We got down there and did some good things."
did some good talks.
As in Kansas' first exhibition game on Oct 15, senior forward Milton Newton made a three point shot with time running out to give the white team a 57-56 victory over the blue team.
Sophomore forward Mike Maddox and Newton were the leading scorers for the white squad with 18 and 16 points, respectively. Junior college transfers Alonzo Jamison and Freeman West led the blue team with 16 and 15 points, respectively.
and in particular.
Williams said he was impressed by the effort of Jamison, who will redshirt this season because he did not meet NCAA academic requirements for a transfer student.
"Alonzo did some nice things," Williams said of the 6-foot-5, 235-pound Jamison. "He uses his size very well around the basket. He uses his body to seal people away from the ball and does a nice job."
Sophomore Kurt Sinnett and junior Brad Kampschroeder, both members of the junior varsity squad, played in the scrimmage. Both grabbed two rebounds in limited playing time.
Williams said, however, that Sinnett and Kampschroeder were not officially considered varsity members.
"We decided to suit them up (Tuesday) night and we may bring two more up at some other time," Williams said. "We're searching right now for people."
Williams said the Jayhawks had shown gradual improvement during preseason practice.
preseason practice.
"We're not here where I'd like to be."
Williams said. "I'm sure every coach feels that way too. But we're making progress everyday and this is a tough competitive bunch."
Bears' Ditka suffers heart attack
The Associated Press
LAKE FOREST, Ill — Chicago Bears coach Mike Pepka suffered a mild heart attack yesterday after his daily workout at the team's training camp and was hospitalized in serious condition.
hospitalized in sergei bar. The 49-year-old Dikta was alert and conscious and be-
tained by the intensive care unit of Lake Forest Hospital, said Jay Alexander, a staff cardiologist Dikta's wife, Diana, was at the hospital with him.
Alexander said he expected Ditka would recover completely, "barring anything unforeseen." He blocked artery and
pretery, barring anything unseen.
Dikta was given medicine for a blocked artery and Alexander said the coach would require hospitalization for at least a week while doctors determined the extent of the blockage.
Both the players and McCaskey agreed the disruption would be minimal because a game plan was nearly completed and Ditka increasingly has turned over playcalling responsibilities to offensive coordinator Ed Hughes and his defensive counterpart, Vince Tobin.
"We're left in very capable hands," said safety Dave Duerson. "We're a bunch of professionals and we know what our jobs are. Certainly, though, Mike's going to be in the back of our minds, and Sunday will be for him."
Bears president Mike McCakey, who visited Ditka at the hospital, described the coach as being in good spirits and even joking that he had planned to visit a friend yesterday at the same hospital anyway.
"It's too soon to say when he will be back and resuming his duties," Alexander said. "He suggested 48 hours."
Safety Deral Boykin, left, is tied for the Big Eight Conference lead for tackles for freshmen.
Switch to defensive back the right move for Boykin
By Jeff Euston
By Jen Lusten Kansan sportswriter
When Glen Mason left Kent State in December to become the football coach at Kansas, Deral Boykin, a running back Mason is recruiting, followed him to Lawrence.
Boykin, a freshman from Kent, Ohio, is now the Jayhawks' starting strong safety and the team's second-leading tackler. He switched this fall to the secondary because of Kansas' lack of depth.
secondary decision.
"When I came here, I didn't even want to play basketball. But now I like it," Boykin said. "We had a meeting and he (Mason) said we were weak on defensive back, so we were going to move the running backs over and see how they did at defensive back. I ended up staying there."
ended up staying Roosevelt High School in Kent and, after his senior season, planned to play for Mason at Kent State. Boykin was an all-conference running back in high school.
"They recruited me at Kent State, since they were in my hometown," Boykin said. I got to know him (Mason) pretty well. When they were about to leave I said, "I'd like to play. I'd like to go with you."
salo. I like to play. Even after the switch, Boykin expected to play mostly on special tasks. But injuries to the secondary gave him a chance to play.
him a chance. Boykin has made 70 tackles this season, tying him for second on the team with freshman Dug Terry. Last week at Oklahoma, Boykin stopped two Sooner drives by recovering a fumble and intercepting a Charles Thomas pass.
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Boykin and Terry both were prime candidates to become Kansas' second straight Big Eight Defensive Newcomer of the Year before Terry suffered a season-ending neck injury Oct. 22 at Iowa State.
Boykin and Terry lead the Big Eight freshman in tackles. Sophomore linebacker Curtis Moore won the award last season for Kansas.
award last season for Kansas.
Boykin said he was not concerned about the honor.
however.
"If the awards come, they come," he said. "That's not really my main priority right now. I'm just trying to do my job."
Kansas defensive backs coach Mitch Browning said Boykin's chances to win the award were good.
"I don't know of any other freshman who has had the impact that Deral Boykin has had on this program," he said. "I guess you could say if Doug Terry were still playing that you could give it to both of them."
Browning said Boykin had the potential for big things in the future.
"Deral Boykin could be as good as he wants to be," he said. "He has a lot of football ability. He has running ability and he will hit people. That's an asset you need at strong safety."
you need at so long ago The amount of playing time Boykin has gotten this season as a freshman would pay off in the future. Browning said.
"He's come a long way," Browning said. "He's been forced to play right away, but when that happens, it forces you to grow up and stand on your own feet and be accountable. But the back side of that is if you play before you're ready, it's sometimes a frustrating experience
"But it will pay off down the road. He gets better every day. Every day, every week, you can see some improvement."
in
Boykin said he realized he was still learning and
maturing as a player.
malfunting you to more and more experience each game," he said. "When you're playing, you have to learn." It real exciting to play against teams you see everyday on television like Oklahoma and Nebraska."
Boykin's family and friends also have been impressed with his success.
"I talk to my cousins once in awhile and they ask a lot of questions about what it's like to play Oklahoma or Nebraska," he said. "My parents have seen me play. They're proud of me."
KU's probation may be costly for other conference schools
By Mark E. McCormick
Kansan sportswriter
The seven other schools in the Big Eight Conference will probably lose money as a result of the ban of the Jawhacks from the 1989 NCAA tournament.
Jayhawks from the 1897 ACA uniform
A school earns a specified monetary amount by
qualifying for the tournament and roughly $230,000 a
game.
Then, if Kansas did make the tournament and won its first two games, it would earn $460,000 for the Big Eight Conference. That money would be divided among the other seven conference teams with each school pocketing about $50,000.
"We certainly would have hoped that KU would have been able to make the tournament and win a couple of games, but while there will be some hurt, I don't think that I'd call it significant," said Bill Hancock, assistant commissioner for the Big Eight. "Obviously, we are disappointed over what has happened."
Under the conference's financial policy, successful programs bring money to all the other conference programs, which will help the Jayhawks' cause.
Member institutions turn money made in postseason and television appearances over to the conference for distribution to the other schools.
in attendance in the case last year, schools that participate in the tournament usually finish with less money than those that don't participate because tournament teams have to pay for the expenses incurred during the competition.
Last year, Kansas brought in about $1.4 million from its tournament appearance, and received $450,000 as its share of the $6.3 million total conference earnings, but finished with only $415,000 after paying expenses.
Public tickets are sold out this season for Allen Field House and 7,000 of 7,500 student tickets are sold out, according to the field house ticket office, suggesting that the University won't be immediately losing money in ticket sales.
KENNEY STILL KC QB: Although Bill Kenney was replaced by Steve DeBerg in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 17-10 loss to the fourteenth Raiders, he'll be in the starting lineup against the Broncos at Denver on Sunday.
sunday.
"There's not enough reason for me to make a change right now," Coach Frank Gansz said yesterday in announcing that Kenney would get the nod for the third week in a row.
"We're close. Closer than we have been. I want to start jumping around."
We good judgment he says.
"We've got two good quarterbacks here," the coach said. "I think both quarterbacks can win for us. We are forced sometimes to
make a change. You have to do what in your judgment is best for the team."
Sports Briefs
BASEBALL FREE AGENTS: Infielder Steve Sax and pitchers Alejandro Pena and Mario Soto of the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers were among 13 players who filed for free agency yesterday.
Other pitchers filling were Tom Niedenfuer of Baltimore, Bob Walk of Pittsburgh, Mike Smithson of Boston and Ed Vande Berg of Texas.
Also filing were second baseman Jim Gantner of Milwaukee, designated hitter Don Baylor of Oakland, outfielder Jim Dwyer of
Minnesota, first baseman Dave Bergman of
Detroit, shortstop Craig Reynolds of Houston
and first baseman Bill Buckner of Kansas
City.
One player who previously filed for free agency, Atlanta catcher Bruce Benedict, reached agreement on a one-year contract yesterday, leaving 63 players who had filed
with two days remaining.
Luis Salazar, a potential free agent, agreed to terms on a one-year contract with Detroit although the Tigers did not announce it. Joe Maena, his agent, confirmed an agreement had been reached.
The Dodgers have seven potential free
agents. Shortstop Alfredo Griffin filed Oct. 31 and outfielders Mickey Hatcher, Mike Marshall and pitcher Jesse Orosco are still eligible to file.
ROCKETS TRADE CARROLL: Center Joe Barry Carroll, the No. 1 pick in the NBBA draft, was acquired by the New Jersey Nets yesterday in a six-panel deal with the Houston Rockets.
The Nets also acquired guard Lester Coner from the Rockets and shipped guards Frank Johnson, Lorenzo Romar, swingman Tony Brown and 7-foot-1 center Tim McCormick to Houston.
Carrall, 7-1, was acquired by Houston from Golden State in December, playing in 75 games during the season. He averaged 12.7 points and had 489 rebounds in 2,004 minutes.
TYSON IN ACCIDENT!  A bus carrying world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson and promoter Don King was involved in a minor accident in Mexico City, but no one was injured, World Boxing Council president Jose Sulaiman said yesterday.
The bus was carrying Tyson, King,
Sulaiman and several others back to a hotel
after dinner Tuesday night when it hit a taxi.
Sulaiman said.